Started painting the floor.  It looks good, and really helps make the white glider stand out

That last post was my 50th!  So I had a look back at the beginning.  It's come a long way!

Today I recieved the screen that will become the instrument pannel.  It's a lovely little thing and should be perfect for the job.  Much easier to get it to read instruments too.  No messing about with networks

Also put in the second strut for the fuselage frame.  Still need to weld in the cross piece, but that has to wait for the floor to be painted and attached.  Apparently my sister was so excited by the whole thing, she just had to be in the shot! :-)

Am half way through the framework for the glider.  Exciting to see it finally sitting in place.  Will take some photos this afternoon.  Stay tuned!

Other steps done today.  Nice to see them both on and working as planned.  Holes in the floor and framework for the fuselage come next.

One small step for man...

The first set of steps is welded into position on its hinges.  I'm very happy with the results, strong and sturdy and well positioned.  I will do the other side, and then look at fixing the sides into place.  It's all starting to come together!

More photos

I said I'd post a few more pics, here they are.  The sides, the front, and the top with handles.  I am rethinking the middle handles after I had a good idea yesterday.  So they will probably change.

It's been a while since I posted for a number of reasons.  Another one of those annoying dates came along where I actually had to submit something to Uni.  And for the past few days I've been pretty sick.  Despite all that, I've got quite a bit done.

The front of the trailer has been constructed and looks good.  The sides have also been cut.  I will lay everything in position and take a photo to give an idea of how it all looks closed up.

I have also started the paint work on the fuselage.  At the moment it is just a single coat of primer in these photos, but already it looks so much better.  It now has a second coat on, which needs a good sandpapering to remove blemishes.

More screen

The inside and side pieces are now on the screen.  Unfortunately it is coming in a bit heavier than I would have liked, but I havent put on the handles yet, so much of the problem is me finding it difficult to manouver.

The screen frame is ready to go, including the verticle slide rails which sit onto the verticle rails on the trailer.  The photo shows my girlfriend painting the joints before assembly which will happen today.  You can see the screen sides on the ground.

Screen Frame

Made good progress today.  Welded together the framework for the outside edge of the floor, which means I now have something to mount the door hinges to.

Also welded together the framework for the roof/screen, so now have a good idea of how it's going to feel to be sitting in the glider.  I'm very happy with the results.  I will be starting with the cladding shortly.  Stay tuned!

Stairs framework

Since the stairs are made from thin material, they need an internal frame.  I could have made them from the steel floor plate, but then I couldn't bend them up myself, and since they are a tricky shape it would have been expensive.  Plus the aluminium looks damn good!

So these are the internal frames.  I haven't quite finished them yet (ran out of bar and welding wire) but they are nice and strong which is great.  The reason for the 'gap' will become apparent later on.